#MondayMonthlyNews

Well hello there our lovely readers!!

How are you all doing? Guess what?!?! MARCH is here... wow, how the time flies. We are already in the third month of 2014!!! It's kind of overwhelming to be honest. But one positive thing... The spring is on its way !!! My favourite season!! I am starting this spring in a brand new, larger and freshly decorated bedroom !!! It's beautiful and all me :)

Now as mentioned in my previous post, I and the whole team would like to apologise for the lack of posts in recent weeks. I have been decorating for past two weeks and working late nights. Somebody needs to pay for the decorating, right? Anyways, this didn't leave me much time to read and write, but I am finally settled in my new room and new shift patterns so I am coming back with a boom. 

I have a review of London Grammar ready for you. Also, I read one of my favourite author's new book series, well the first book in the series, ANTIGODDESS. My notes are ready to be put into a review which will be posting on the blog soon. You know how much I enjoy the works of Kendare Blake. Do you think she lived up the expectations with her new adventure? I am currently reading THE IMMORTAL RULES by Julie Kagawa. I will be honest, I am struggling with this one a little bit, but only have about 85 pages left. I can smell a review in the future. There is a March Book Bonanza in the works and also The Most Anticipated Books of 2014 - there is so many good ones due to be released this year!!! Of course, I have plenty of books to read and films to see. I think after this one I will take a break from sagas and trilogies and take on John Green's books so keep your eyes opened. 

Andy has been having a writer's block but he is in form and has the this year's BRITS commentary for you. Also he went to see the ROBOCOP remake so I can smell a film review. I bought him couple of books as presents - THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy and THE MONUMENTS MEN so if you are lucky, you might be treated to a book review by Andy. Also he is writing THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS of 2014 so keep an eye on that one too. And I am kicking him to get back onto his 50 SHADES OF GREY. Chapter by chapter. So Sunday should be fun again!

Now, Claire, our guest book reviewer has so far two book reviews in making! First is the AFFINITY BRIDGE and she is currently reading LIFE AFTER LIFE so you can look forward to these too. 

I know that we have kind of stopped doing our #SongOfTheDay daily post but the reason is because is kind of time consuming and very easily forgettable and therefore it is under revision and hopefully we will come up with an idea to bring more music into your life :)

Also thanks to every one you enter our FEBRUARY GIVEAWAY and as mentioned before the winner has been chosen. MORIAH SOLOMON!! Please get in touch with us so we can get you your prize :)

Don't worry. There is MARCH GIVEAWAY due to be announce on the blog on wednesday so make sure to check out the announcement. 

So I guess this is all I wanted to say. Just wanna thank you again for all your continuous support! I am very humbled by all of you. Thank you for staying with us :)

HAVE A WONDERFUL MARCH :)

Hello there our lovely readers!

Firstly let me apologise for the lack of posts in recent weeks, but we have all been very busy. I have been moving rooms and redecorating which took me the whole two weeks. Claire has been helping me - plus she went on a lovely trip to Iceland. Andy and I also struggled with a writer's block... but we are back on track and ready to take on the world again. 

A big thank you to all of you for you continuous support!! You are the best!

Next on the order of business is the announcement of the winner of our February Giveaway!!

I am looking at you Moriah Solomon!!!! You are the winner! Could you kindly email me your address so I can send you your prize ?

For those who haven't won this time, don't worry! March GiveAway is around the corner! I will announce more in #MondayNews post on Monday :) A little sneak peek : It's all about the Oscars :) 


Have a fantastic day and please don't give up on us just yet haha 

Book Review: Affinity Bridge

Affinity Bridge

By George Mann

The first thing that attracted me to this book was the excellent cover.

 Its bright, its bold and its beautiful. 

I was recommended this book by a work collegue and was dubious as to wether or not id like it. I havn't read any Steam-punk before and the thought of reading about zombies was not an enticing aspect. I must say however, i enjoyed Affinity Bridge!

It opened well, in a gruesome action scene that introduced us straight to the revenants. 

I have read alot of mixed reviews on this book ranging from being poorly written, plotted and edited to praises and enjoyment all round. I must say i enjoyed reading this book. The plot was simple, but not at all boring. It was action packed and Veronica is a character I admire. She's adventerous, charismatic and a real hands-on girl. She gets in there and doesnt let anything phase her. Newbury seems like a typical gent of his era. He's a bright, chivalrous, attractive gentleman. He also enjoys a dabble in illegal substances which seems to have helped solve some of his pervious cases. An interesting avenue to explore. 

The bad guys were a comical duo. Easily imagined and put into place. It would have been good if Chapmans death were included in the story for us to read. It seems Mann had used up his imagination by this point and decided not to bother letting us experience the closure of Chapmans part to the story. Maybe he escapes and makes a return in a later book? Who knows. 

I must say the revenant side of the story was introduced but not fully explained. We are left not knowing how it originated nor how it went on to develop in London, or elsewhere. This will probably be divulged in further books, but i was a little dosappointed that it remains so vague in Affinity Bridge when it was a fundemental part in the plot.  

The epilogue of this book is a real tease! It really got my mind going concerning Verocina "who is this woman?", because something has just happened which completly blew my thoughts of her out of the window. It deffinitely created an itch for me to grab the next book and find out. Despite my itching curiosity however, i wont be journeying down part two yet. There are just so many books i want to get my teeth into! 

I would recommend this book as an easy read. It wasnt hard to get into or follow. It offered good entertainment and a light initiation into the steam punk genre.